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• policies, programs, or multistakeholder activities that— 

Æ promote or are related to the 

privacy of individuals who use or 

are affected by the Internet of 

Things; 

Æ may enhance the security of the 

Internet of Things, including the 

security of critical infrastructure; 

Æ may protect users of the Internet of 

Things; and 

Æ may encourage coordination among 

Federal agencies with jurisdiction 

over the Internet of Things 

Note that agenda items may change 

without notice. The final agendas will 

be posted on the IoT Advisory Board 

web page: https://www.nist.gov/itl/ 

applied-cybersecurity/nistcybersecurity-iot-program/internetthings-advisory-board. 

Public Participation: Written 

comments and requests to present 

comments orally to the IoT Advisory 

Board from the public are invited and 

may be submitted electronically by 

email to Barbara Cuthill at the contact 

information indicated in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday, 

January 16, 2024 to allow distribution of 

written comments to IoT Advisory 

Board members prior to the meeting. 

Each IoT Advisory Board meeting 

agenda will include a period, not to 

exceed sixty minutes, for oral 

presentation of comments from the 

public. Oral presentation of comments 

from the public during this sixty-minute 

period will be accommodated on a firstcome, first-served basis and limited to 

five minutes per person for oral 

presentation if requested by the 

commenter. Members of the public who 

wish to expand upon their submitted 

comments, those who had wished to 

present comments orally but could not 

be accommodated on the agenda, and 

those who were unable to attend the 

meeting via webinar, are invited to 

submit written statements. In addition, 

written statements are invited and may 

be submitted to the IoT Advisory Board 

at any time. All written statements 

should be directed to the IoT Advisory 

Board Secretariat, Information 

Technology Laboratory by email to: 

Barbara.Cuthill@nist.gov. 

Admittance Instructions: Participants 

planning to attend via webinar must 

register via the instructions found on 

the IoT Advisory Board’s web page at 

https://www.nist.gov/itl/appliedcybersecurity/nist-cybersecurity-iotprogram/internet-things-advisory-board. 

Tamiko Ford, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26576 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Alaska Region Logbook and 

Activity Family of Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before February 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0213 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Amy 

Hadfield, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802–1668, (907) 586–7376, 

amy.hadfield@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

NMFS, Alaska Region (NMFS AKR), 

is requesting renewal of this currently 

approved information collection that 

consists of paper logbooks and reports 

used for management of the groundfish 

fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands Management Area (BSAI) and 

the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), management 

of the Individual Fishing Quota halibut 

and sablefish fisheries, and management 

of the BSAI Crab Rationalization 

Program crab fisheries. NMFS AKR 

manages the groundfish and crab 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ) of the BSAI and the groundfish 

fisheries of the GOA under fishery 

management plans (FMPs) for the 

respective areas. The North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council prepared, 

and NMFS approved, the FMPs under 

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations 

implementing the FMPs appear at 50 

CFR parts 679 and 680. Regulations for 

the logbooks and reports in this 

information collection are at 50 CFR 

679.5. 

The information collected through the 

paper logbooks and reports promotes 

the goals and objectives of the FMPs, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, and 

other applicable laws. The collection of 

reliable data is essential to the effective 

conservation, management, and 

scientific understanding of the fishery 

resources. 

Collecting information from fishery 

participants is necessary to promote 

successful management of groundfish, 

crab, Pacific halibut, and salmon 

resources. A comprehensive information 

system that identifies the participants 

and monitors their fishing activity is 

necessary to enforce the management 

measures and prevent overfishing. An 

information system is also needed to 

measure the consequences of 

management controls. This collection 

supports an effective monitoring and 

enforcement system with information 

that includes identification of the 

participating vessels, operators, dealers, 

and processors; location of the fishing 

activity; timeframes when fishing and 

processing is occurring; and shipment 

and transfer of fishing products. 

Shoreside processors, stationary 

floating processors, and motherships 

receiving EEZ-caught fish and all 

vessels of the United States harvesting 

EEZ fish are required to hold a Federal 

permit and thus comply with reporting 

requirements per CFR 679.5. The data 

collected are used for making in-season 

and inter-season management decisions 

that affect the groundfish resources and 

the fishing industry that uses them. 

This information collection contains 

four components: Paper logbooks, vessel 

activity reports, check-in/check-out 

reports, and product transfer reports. 


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• Daily logbooks provide data about 

the location and timing of fishing effort, 

as well as discard information of 

prohibited species. NOAA Office for 

Law Enforcement (OLE) and the United 

States Coast Guard (USCG) use logbook 

information during vessel boardings and 

site visits to ensure conservation of 

groundfish, compliance with 

regulations, and reporting accuracy by 

the fishing industry. The logbooks are 

also an important source of information 

for NMFS to determine where and when 

fishing activity occurs and the number 

of sets and hauls. 

• Vessel activity reports provide 

information about fish or fish product 

on board a vessel when it crosses the 

boundary of the EEZ off Alaska or 

crosses the U.S.—Canada international 

boundary between Alaska and British 

Columbia. NOAA OLE and USCG 

boarding officers use this information to 

audit and separate product inventory 

when boarding a vessel. 

• Check-in/check-out reports provide 

information on participation by 

processors and motherships in the 

groundfish fisheries. The check-in/ 

check-out information is used by NMFS 

in-season managers to monitor the 

fishing capacity and effort in fishery 

allocations and quotas. Additionally, 

NOAA OLE agents use this information 

to track commercial business activity 

and ensure accurate accountability and 

proper reporting is being performed. 

• Product transfer reports provide 

information on the volume of 

groundfish disposed of by persons 

buying it from the harvesters. The 

product transfer report is an important 

enforcement document and provides an 

important check on buyer purchase 

reports. Information collected on 

product transfer reports is used by 

NOAA OLE to verify the accuracy of 

reported shipments through physical 

inspections. NOAA OLE uses the 

product transfer report to monitor 

movement of product in and out of the 

processor on a timely basis. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper logbooks are submitted by mail 

or delivery. The Vessel Activity Report, 

Product Transfer Report, and Check-in/ 

Check-out Reports are submitted by 

email or fax. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0213. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

289. 

Estimated Time per Response: Catcher 

Vessel Trawl DFL: 18 minutes; Catcher 

Vessel Longline/Pot DFL: 35 minutes; 

Catcher/Processor Longline/Pot DCPL: 

50 minutes; Shoreside Processor Checkin/Check-out Report: 5 minutes; 

Mothership Check-in/Check-out Report: 

7 minutes; Product Transfer Report: 20 

minutes; Vessel Activity Report: 14 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 13,706 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $5,875 in recordkeeping and 

reporting costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Processed Products Family 

of Forms 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on July 26, 

2023 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: Processed Products Family of 

Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0018. 

Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88– 

13, 88–13C. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 240. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes per response (0.5 hours). 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 135. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. This family of 

surveys provides necessary information 

on the seafood processing sector 

including volume of seafood products 

produced and their value. This data aids 

in gauging the industry and provides the 

basis for economic and scientific 

analyses. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Form 88–13—Annual; 

Form 88–13c—Monthly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory 

for some Federal Permit holders, 

otherwise voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 


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